D Diminished Seventh Guitar Chord Fingering
Welcome to our deep dive into the D dim7 chord. This chord, which belongs to the family of Diminished Chords, is a fascinating and versatile chord that can add some real flavor to your guitar playing. Its notes - D, F, Ab, and Cb - are built from a series of specific intervals: the root (1), the minor third (b3), the diminished fifth (b5), and the diminished seventh (bb7).
Understanding these intervals is key to mastering the D dim7 chord. If you're new to the concept of intervals, you may want to check out our tutorial on fretboard intervals to get a solid grounding. It's also worth exploring our tutorial on building chords by stacking intervals for a more in-depth understanding.
In this tutorial, we will provide you with chord diagrams and fretboard patterns that show the tones composing the D dim7 chord. This will help you visualize the chord and understand its structure better. If you're unsure about how to denote these chords depending on the intervals that compose them, our tutorial on chord notation will be a great help.
The D dim7 chord is a bit more advanced than your basic major and minor chords. If you're looking to expand your chord vocabulary beyond the basics, you might also find our tutorial on intermediate guitar chords useful.
And if you're interested in learning more about the family of diminished chords, be sure to check out our comprehensive tutorial on diminished guitar chords. Happy strumming!
Notes that compose the D dim7 chord:
DFAbCb
How to create the Diminished Seventh chord:
Guitar Patterns for the D Diminished Seventh chord
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Position 1
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Position 6
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Play This Chord With Other Roots
C dim7 | D dim7 | E dim7 | F dim7 | G dim7 | A dim7 | B dim7 | C#dim7 | D#dim7 | F#dim7 | G#dim7 | A#dim7 | Abdim7 | Bbdim7 | Dbdim7 | Ebdim7 | Gbdim7
How to create your own D dim7 chord fingerings
Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.